Man dies in hospital after son beat him with gun, Sitka police say A man who was assaulted
by his son last week in the Sitka area died after he was flown to a Seattle hospital, according to the Sitka Police Department. Late on Feb. 14, police were called to a Kasiana Island home for a report of a shooting, according to a probable cause statement signed by Sgt. Gary Cranford. When officers arrived at the home, 28-year-old Patrick O’Brien told them he had shot his father in the head with a .357 revolver during an argument, the statement said. Cranford wrote that 63-year-old James O’Brien had severe injuries to his face and head. James O’Brien was having difficulty breathing because of the injuries, the statement said. He was flown to a hospital in Seattle, the police department wrote on Facebook.